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Автор: Diamond Jared Название: Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies ISBN: 0393354326 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780393354324 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 1541.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "Fascinating.... Lays a foundation for understanding human history."-Bill Gates
Автор: Jan Sapp Название: Genes, Germs And Medicine: The Life Of Joshua Lederberg ISBN: 9811225478 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811225475 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Рейтинг: Цена: 14256.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Genes, Germs and Medicine explores the development of modern biomedical science in the United States through the life of one of the Twentieth Century`s most influential scientists.
Автор: Newman, Laura Название: Germs and the British Workplace, 1880-1940 ISBN: 1138368512 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138368514 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book looks at how the English workplace changed through a greater awareness of germs from c.1880 to 1945. Cutting across a number of different workplaces, it offers new perspectives on the history of the peoples, politics, and practices associated with the germ sciences.
Описание: How smallpox, or Variola, caused widespread devastation during the European colonization of the Americas is a well-known story. But as historian Paul Kelton informs us, that's precisely what it is: a convenient story. In Cherokee Medicine, Colonial Germs Kelton challenges the ""virgin soil thesis,"" or the widely held belief that Natives' lack of immunities and their inept healers were responsible for their downfall. Eschewing the metaphors and hyperbole routinely associated with the impact of smallpox, he firmly shifts the focus to the root cause of indigenous suffering and depopulation - colonialism writ large; not disease. Kelton's account begins with the long, false dawn between 1518 and the mid-seventeenth century, when sporadic encounters with Europeans did little to bring Cherokees into the wider circulation of guns, goods, and germs that had begun to transform Native worlds. By the 1690s English-inspired slave raids had triggered a massive smallpox epidemic that struck the Cherokees for the first time. Through the eighteenth century, Cherokees repeatedly responded to real and threatened epidemics - and they did so effectively by drawing on their own medicine. Yet they also faced terribly destructive physical violence from the British during the Anglo-Cherokee War (1759-1761) and from American militias during the Revolutionary War. Having suffered much more from the scourge of war than from smallpox, the Cherokee population rebounded during the nineteenth century and, without abandoning Native medical practices and beliefs, Cherokees took part in the nascent global effort to eradicate Variola by embracing vaccination. A far more complex and nuanced history of Variola among American Indians emerges from these pages, one that privileges the lived experiences of the Cherokees over the story of their supposedly ill-equipped immune systems and counterproductive responses. Cherokee Medicine, Colonial Germs shows us how Europeans and their American descendants have obscured the past with the stories they left behind, and how these stories have perpetuated a simplistic understanding of colonialism.
Автор: Worboys, Michael, Название: Spreading germs ISBN: 0521773024 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521773027 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 15048.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Spreading Germs discusses how modern ideas on the bacterial causes of communicable diseases were constructed and spread within the British medical profession in the last third of the nineteenth century. Michael Worboys surveys many existing interpretations of this pivotal moment in modern medicine.
Автор: Michael Worboys Название: Spreading Germs ISBN: 0521034477 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521034470 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3802.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Spreading Germs discusses how modern ideas on the bacterial causes of communicable diseases were constructed and spread within the British medical profession in the last third of the nineteenth century. Michael Worboys surveys many existing interpretations of this pivotal moment in modern medicine.
Автор: Jan Sapp Название: Genes, Germs and Medicine: The Life of Joshua Lederberg ISBN: 9811235988 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811235986 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Рейтинг: Цена: 5544.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Genes, Germs and Medicine explores the development of modern biomedical science in the United States through the life of one of the Twentieth Century's most influential scientists.Joshua Lederberg was a scientific renaissance man. He and his collaborators founded the field of bacterial genetics, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize at the age of 33 (the second youngest in history). He helped to lay the foundations for genetic engineering, made fundamental revisions to immunological and evolutionary theory, and developed medical genetics. He initiated the search for extraterrestrial microbial life, developed artificial intelligence, and was a visionary of the Digital Age. Lederberg coined some of the central terms of modern biology: plasmid, transduction, exobiology, euphenics and microbiome.A complex humanist who spoke out for social justice, Lederberg confronted racism, and denied a gene-centered view of humans. Pondering our social evolution outside of nature, he forewarned of the complex ethical issues arising from bioengineering. He sounded the alarm about coming pandemics at a time when few would listen, and warned of the peril of biowarfare and strove to prevent it. Lederberg was a man with a deep sense of social and intellectual responsibility, a trusted advisor to eight presidential administrations.
Автор: Wenhong Zhang Название: Brief History Of Germs, A ISBN: 1945552123 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781945552120 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Рейтинг: Цена: 5544.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book introduces readers to the history and discovery of viruses and bacteria, provides an accessible overview of how several major pandemics have influenced the society and how vaccines and antibiotics were developed. With colorful illustrations, it narrates the fascinating stories behind 17 common infectious diseases. From this book, you will learn about pathogenic characteristics, main symptoms, transmission routes, as well as prevention and control strategies. By highlighting the difficulties in the struggle against infectious diseases, the book pays homage to the efforts, the scientific spirit and the great contributions of scientists. With the pandemic still raging around the globe, it is hoped that this book will broaden people's horizon, arouse their interest and strengthen their confidence.
Unlike other books on epidemics, which either focus on the science behind how microbes cause disease or tell first-person accounts of one particular disease, Epidemics: The Impact of Germs and Their Power over Humanity takes a holistic approach to explaining how these diseases have shaped who we are as a society. Each of the worst epidemic diseases is discussed from the perspective of how it has been a causative agent of change with respect to our history, religious traditions, social interactions, and technology. In looking at world history through the lens of epidemic diseases, readers will come to appreciate how much we owe to our oldest and smallest parasites.
Adults and students interested in science and history--and especially anyone who appreciates a good story and has a healthy curiosity for the lesser-known facts of life--will find this book of interest. Health-care workers will also benefit greatly from this text, as will college students majoring in biology or a pre-health field.
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